Everybody Loves FRED the economics world’s most unlikely celebrity
From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following.
Fans post about him on social media. Swag bearing his name sells out on the regular. College professors dedicate class sessions and textbook sections to him.
The website had nearly 15 million users last year, and it is on track for even more in 2024, up from fewer than 400,000 as recently as 2009.
Meet FRED, a 33-year-old data tool from St. Louis, Mo., and the economics world’s most unlikely celebrity.
FRED — whose name stands for Federal Reserve Economic Data — was born in 1991.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/business/economy/fred-economic-data-fandom.html
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